Ranking our top 20 prospects

Created by: Skyraider112

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 3, 2023

Published: Mar. 3, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Feel free to debate

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Johnson, Ryan	2	$925,000
Komarov, Vsevolod	3	$925,000
Neuchev, Viktor	3	$925,000
Novikov, Nikita	3	$925,000
Poltapov, Prokhor	3	$925,000
Lindgren, Mats	3	$925,000
Richard, Jake	3	$925,000
Marjala, Viljami	3	$925,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Levi, Devon		1	$925,000

Buyouts

Cody Hodgson: $791,667
Christian Ehrhoff: $0
Jeff Skinner: $8,800,000
Kyle Okposo: $3,333,334
Victor Olofsson: $1,583,333
Jordan Greenway: $1,000,000
Casey Mittelstadt: $425,000
Zemgus Girgensons: $600,000
Tyson Jost: $125,000
Vinnie Hinostroza: $566,667
Tage Thompson: $66,667
Dylan Cozens: $200,417
Peyton Krebs: $169,583
Jack Quinn: $169,583
John-Jason Peterka: $238,194
Ilya Lyubushkin: $916,667
Henri Jokiharju: $425,000
Jacob Bryson: $358,333
Riley Stillman: $225,000
Mattias Samuelsson: $231,250
Owen Power: $222,917
Kale Clague: $125,000
Eric Comrie: $600,000
Craig Anderson: $500,000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: $227,083
Rasmus Dahlin: $1,283,333
Ben Bishop: $3,250,001
Alex Tuch: $1,583,333

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
20	$82,500,000	$45,970,696	$0	$165,000	$36,529,304

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
	Levi, Devon $925,000$925,000
	Savoie, Matthew $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 4
	Kulich, Jiri $950,000$950,000 C, LW RFA - 4
	Rosén, Isak $925,000$925,000 RW RFA - 4
	Johnson, Ryan $925,000$925,000 LD RFA
	Nadeau, Olivier $859,167$859,167 RW RFA - 4
	Östlund, Noah $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 4
	Rousek, Lukas $830,000$830,000 RW RFA - 1
	Marjala, Viljami $925,000$925,000 LW RFA
	Komarov, Vsevolod $925,000$925,000 RD RFA
	Biro, Brandon $762,500$762,500 LW UFA - 2
	Cederqvist, Filip $850,000$850,000 LW, RW RFA - 2
	Richard, Jake $925,000$925,000 RW RFA
	Weissbach, Linus $842,500$842,500 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW UFA - 1
	Neuchev, Viktor $925,000$925,000 LW RFA
	Novikov, Nikita $925,000$925,000 LD RFA
	Kozak, Tyson $850,000$850,000 C RFA - 3
	Poltapov, Prokhor $925,000$925,000 LW RFA
	Kisakov, Alexander $859,167$859,167 ($82,500$82K) LW RFA - 3
	Lindgren, Mats $925,000$925,000 LD RFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender

Top Comments

Mar. 3, 2023 at 9:56 p.m.

Blacktown

Torresing

Joined: Dec. 2022

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Unfortunately it's missing some of the best names. Ratkovich Berndtsson and Von Barnekow Løfberg need to be here, at least top five

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Mar. 3, 2023 at 10:18 p.m.

MasterLevi

Joined: Dec. 2019

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Ostlund is too low

Mar. 4, 2023 at 7:38 a.m.

NeedTheCleanser

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 1,742

Likes: 462

Ostlund SLANDER.

He’s performing at a 60 pNHLE pace and making good contributions To the Swedish wj team that had a bunch of 19yo on it this year.

He’s ahead of nadeau and Rosen

Mar. 4, 2023 at 10:32 a.m.

gretzkyghosts

Joined: Apr. 2018

Posts: 5,352

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Very nice to take the time to develop a ranking of the Sabres top 20 prospects, good job.

Quoting: ElectroMan

Ostlund is too low

Quoting: NeedTheCleanser

Ostlund SLANDER...

The rankings are all subjective, maybe we can all agree that top 8 all have a chance to be in the NHL within a couple of years.
We may see Johnson play a handful of games this year.
18 yo Kulich could make the jump next year as he is doing very well in Rochester with 16 goals and 34 pts in 44 games.
Over his last 15 games he has 9 goals and 17 pts.
Savoie 18 yo has 80 pts in 54 Junior games.
Of the top 8 prospects only Nadeau (204 lb) weighs more than 175 lb. while 13 of the current Sabres weigh over 195 lbs.
Over the next couple of years Buffalo may be moving on from Mittelstadt, Olofsson, Girgensons, Okposo, Hinostroza, Comrie, Anderson, Lyubushkin and maybe even Skinner.

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Mar. 4, 2023 at 7:43 p.m.

Skyraider112

Sabres are elite